3.0.0 2969 2023-01-13T04:47:55Z 2023-01-13T04:47:55Z House H HR 2005-06-17 109 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2005-07-25T13:29:13Z Referred to 2005-06-17T13:01:35Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2005-07-01T21:23:22Z Referred to 2005-06-17T13:01:30Z 2005-07-25 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. Committee 2005-07-01 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Committee 2005-06-17 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2005-06-17 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-17 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-06-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 N M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2005-06-17 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2005-06-17 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2005-06-17 True M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2005-06-17 True A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2005-06-17 True Labor and Employment Collective bargaining Employee rights Industrial arbitration Industrial relations Labor contracts Labor and Employment 00 2005-06-17 Introduced in House 2005-07-11T21:08:36Z Preservation of Civil Rights Protections Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Arbitration Act to modify the definition of commerce so as to exclude employment contracts from arbitration provisions (currently, employment contracts of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce are excluded).

Makes arbitration clauses in employment contracts unenforceable, with exceptions for: (1) consent by the involved parties after a claim arises; and (2) enforcement of rights or terms of collective bargaining agreements.

Provides that this Act shall apply to existing and future employment contracts.]]>

Preservation of Civil Rights Protections Act of 2005 Display Title Preservation of Civil Rights Protections Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 9 of the United States Code to exclude all employment contracts from the arbitration provisions of chapter 1 of such title; and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Preservation of Civil Rights Protections Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-06-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2969ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2969ih.xml 2005-07-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.